Yippee-IA, Motherf***ers! IRRATIONALLY ANGRY PT. 2: Irrationally Angrier

Discovering the magical "family" changing room has been of the best things about fatherhood.

Sometimes, Beeps, Hammer and I will go into the one at Walmart and just hang out as if we're waiting on a flight inside the Qantas Club.

- when people composing written communications on a computer write (sp?) after something that they misspelled instead of using spell check or looking up the correct spelling on the magical machine that they are using to write the communications.
- my mom just did this in an email to me. ;_;
- I'm almost as disappointed as I was when she switched her party affiliation from democrat to republican.

People who never capitalize (capitalise?) anything make me a little IA. Totally I, but A nonetheless. I mean, too cool for the Shift key? Too busy? Overreacting against German?

otm

not too cool. i love german. i just started typing this way one day and got a little too used to it. weirdly, ilx is the only social-media place where i type this way. fb/twitter/mefi all get sentence case.

http://www.nndb.com/people/960/000024888/ee-cummings.jpg

"come get a piece of this, schwantzy."

I first skipped caps around 1987 after reading Airport, in which a secretary refused to use capitalization (removed caps from her typewriter, IIRC). But during a crash or other crisis, her boss ordered her to use GD capitals! And she was like, "Sir, yes, sir!!"

I''ll skip caps if I'm posting from't phone, sometimes.

oddly my phone is one of the few times i will use capitals because the auto-complete puts them in.

people taking up even one square inch of my mental space with news about the royal baby. I cannot fucking stand even hearing people exchange words about this, even if they are themselves only ironically pretending to care or whatever.

You're doing it now to my mental space, as are all the people shouting about how they don't care. AGHGHGH now I'm doing it! This is how it happens!

the soda machine at the nearest break room today advertised a new price of 99.95 per 20 oz bottle. GEE THANKS OBAMA

(suspect it was really electronic glitch but wasn't gonna risk my $$$$ in that machine)

People who leave stuff - shampoo, bars of soap, whatever - in the shower stalls in the gym at work. In this morning's case it was one of those suction cup shaving mirrors. Which is really mind-boggling, because by its very nature you have to spend a significant amount of time looking at it.

the overemphasis on "tasting notes" in food. I'm not making a "that's too fancy for me" complaint -- I love good food and I'm very picky about things like wine, beer and coffee -- I just don't understand the practice of sitting there going "hmm, I taste hibiscus, crab apple, old shoe leather, milk chocolate, and unripe avocado." It seems so alienating from the way I experience food, and after a while I can't even tell if I like something anymore.

I tweeted about this but everything about this ad makes me IA:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BP3J86mCIAAo0Fn.jpg

wow, terrible

yeah i can count at least seven things to hate about that.

I really hate domu ads in general but that one is just egregiously awful.

hibiscus, crab apple, old shoe leather, milk chocolate, and unripe avocado

http://fiatopen.rollins.edu/wordpressmu/e-journals/files/2009/12/johnny_carson_as_karnak_feature.jpg

wait what are the two words? there are more than two words there.

are the words 'urban cowboy'.

is that like this

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f6/UrbanCowboyPoster.jpg/215px-UrbanCowboyPoster.jpg

or like this

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/64/Midnight_Cowboy.gif/220px-Midnight_Cowboy.gif

I also got confused because it said "Bud" and "Pilsen" and Bud is a Pilsner beer.

It's taken nearly an hour of head scratching but by jove I think I have it: that charming looking chap is Bud who styles himself as an "urban cowboy", lives in the Pilsen neighbourhood of Chicago (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilsen,_Chicago), and can't count.

Yes, correct. Bud lives in Pilsen and is an assho-- I mean "urban cowboy." It's actually a little more obnoxious if you know anything about Pilsen, IMO, which is busy getting gentrified by urban cowboys like Bud.

The "two words" really drove me over the edge. I guess the two words are DOMO and APARTMENT? If I was talking to somebody and they were like, "I will describe my amazing apartment in two words: DOMO. APARTMENT." I would make a rapid exit from the conversation and that person's vicinity.

Yeah I know the Pilsen neighborhood. But it's named after the Czech city, which is where Pilsner beer is from, and also I believe where the original Budweiser beer is from, so I still got confused.

DOMO APARTMENTO, MR. BUD PILSEN

what the hell is domu

I'm imagining bud saying the whole sentence and air quoting the two words. He probably has some particularly annoying hipster version of air quotes.

I also just think "Domu" is a terrible name for a business. It stood out to me (I saw the ads on CTA) last time I was in Chicago as being awful. And I generally hate the genre of ads that are like "here is individualist young person with quirky tastes and s/he uses our service." There was this dating service that I briefly saw a blanket of ads for in NYC that had the same sort of schtick, like "look at the quirky young people you can meet, e.g. this rollerblading metalhead nurse with a rainbow mohawk"

> what the hell is domu

advertising fail

"here is individualist young person with quirky tastes and s/he uses our service."

Domu's ad aesthetic in a nutshell. So gross.

horseshoe it's an apartment listing service. Free for people looking for apartments, and $20 for property owners to list their rentals.

Hipster air quotes would likely sound something like this.

Historical IS, but I'm still pissed off about soda and candy companies switching to "codes" for their contests, instead of just telling you that you won something when you opened the wrapper/bottle.

People who never capitalize (capitalise?) anything make me a little IA. Totally I, but A nonetheless. I mean, too cool for the Shift key? Too busy? Overreacting against German?

So says someone called "schwantz."

i know someone who was in a domu ad. they just photograph "hip-looking" ppl (altho the guy in the one upthread...) and add random copy. the worst ones were the series w/ just this text like "quirky" hobby/profession/neighborhood so the ads were like "spelunker. orthodontist. logan square." next to a photograph of someone who looked like none of those things

hahahaha that is so gratifying. I was almost sure it had to be made up.

There's something very lost-in-translation about the way ad agencies have gotten the impression that our generation is defined by collections of eccentric pursuits.

LIfe insurance commercials in 2035 are really going to suck.

they just photograph "hip-looking" ppl (altho the guy in the one upthread...)

He looks like Ken Vandermark wearing Harry Caray glasses.

In other words, perfect for their Chicago target audience.

i know someone who was in a domu ad. they just photograph "hip-looking" ppl (altho the guy in the one upthread...) and add random copy. the worst ones were the series w/ just this text like "quirky" hobby/profession/neighborhood so the ads were like "spelunker. orthodontist. logan square." next to a photograph of someone who looked like none of those things

― 1staethyr, Tuesday, July 23, 2013 5:21 PM (26 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

YES.

http://deadtreemedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/domu-bad-ad.jpg
http://deadtreemedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/domu-good-ad.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IV-qq5H-Akg/Tb3mr7Dj-JI/AAAAAAAAAHk/5x-yAlJE1qc/s320/willow.jpg

So they're saying PJ is addicted to looking at anonymous dicks online. wtg.

if that purple-haired girl lives anywhere in the loop it's the columbia college dorms. (also, as an actual pilsen resident, i'm p sure the first domu guy has only been down here to review a taco place he heard about on yelp)

the overemphasis on "tasting notes" in food. I'm not making a "that's too fancy for me" complaint -- I love good food and I'm very picky about things like wine, beer and coffee -- I just don't understand the practice of sitting there going "hmm, I taste hibiscus, crab apple, old shoe leather, milk chocolate, and unripe avocado." It seems so alienating from the way I experience food, and after a while I can't even tell if I like something anymore.

once the world finds something useful to do with itself again it's going to look back at this time and think we were all a bunch of real idiots

just eat yr goddamn food already people sheesh

So says someone called "schwantz."

Touche.

bahahaha "turquoise dealer" -- I feel like the copywriters had to have been having a little smirk at the client's expense when they made those.

(x-post)

IA: People who can't figure out how to add accents on bulletin boards?

Ok, so somehow I wound up getting regular updates from a Facebook page called "Bring Back Twin Peaks to TV" and it is just the WORST, and it's like several times per day:

Bring Back Twin Peaks to TV
about an hour ago
Who else thinks recent comments by David Lynch and Mark Frost gives the impression that more Twin Peaks is on the way?

Yup...you're not the only one...
Sign the official Bring Back Twin Peaks petition and help make this a reality while the time is ripe! We are sending this with other items in a package to land on the creator's doorsteps.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/bring-back-twin-peaks/

LET'S ROCK!
[picture of Bob]

Bring Back Twin Peaks to TV
6 hours ago
Help make a new TWIN PEAKS a reality at a time when interest in the show and its world is at an all time HIGH!
Sign the official petition to Bring Back Twin Peaks,
and show David Lynch personally how much you CARE!

There's almost 20 THOUSAND of us here, that's a lot of girl scout cookies (and signatures)! More are needed!

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/bring-back-twin-peaks/

Bring Back Twin Peaks to TV shared a link.
13 hours ago
In case you missed these, the admins at Bring Back Twin Peaks to TV discuss the importance of bringing back the show and our funny thoughts of the day...

http://obnoxiousandanonymous.wordpress.com/2013/07/12/twin-peaks-thought-of-the-day-july-6-2013-july-11-2013/

Bring Back Twin Peaks to TV
14 hours ago
Help make a new TWIN PEAKS a reality at a time when interest in the show and its world is at an all time HIGH!
Sign the official petition to Bring Back Twin Peaks,
and show David Lynch personally how much you CARE!

There's almost 20 THOUSAND of us here, that's a lot of girl scout cookies (and signatures)! More are needed!

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/bring-back-twin-peaks/

[agent cooper in front of red curtain dot jpg]

Bring Back Twin Peaks to TV
18 hours ago
Who else thinks recent comments by David Lynch and Mark Frost gives the impression that more Twin Peaks is on the way?

Yup...you're not the only one...
Sign the official Bring Back Twin Peaks petition and help make this a reality while the time is ripe!

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/bring-back-twin-peaks/

LET'S ROCK!

etc.

there are a few more just from this 24 hour period

hahaha what is that shit.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/970436_582740861765039_1026822343_n.jpg

Trace Payne how about what they have done for Veronica Mars?? Enough 'fans' have contributed, so they are doing a movie.. Can that be done for peaks?

Bring Back Twin Peaks to TV Yes they could do a Kickstarter Trace Payne - but it would need to be official and have the backing of Frost and Lynch etc. - James

Thank you for bringing BBTPtTV to my attn, hurting